Ranked: Mariana Zapata Books It’s no secret that Mariana Zapata is my favourite romance author. After years of avoiding the genre (for what reason, I do not exactly know) I have become a huge fan but I’m still quite picky about the authors I will read from. I love slow-burn (and hate insta-love with a blinding passion) so Marana Zapata was a great fit for me. The queen of the […]
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1975) Not to be confused with the Disney animated adaptation of the same name which was released 14 years later in 1989, this anime version of The Little Mermaid is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale and was released in 1975 by Toei Animation (famous for creating the Sailor Moon series). I would say it was also a more faithful retelling of […]
My Favourite Teen Movies: Part 2 – the 2000’s It’s time for the second part of my favourite teen movies retrospective! This part is going to cover films from the 2000s, the majority of which are from the earlier part of the decade though there are a couple of later ones that snuck their way onto my list. I was actually surprised by how many of my favourites fell into […]
My Favourite Teen Movies: Part 1 – the 1990s Although the 1980s is largely considered the decade that spawned the some of the most iconic teen movies (and popularised that magnificent beast that is the teen movie soundtrack – for which I am forever grateful); I have a lot of fondness for the movies that were released in the 1990s and 2000s (even though the ‘golden age’ of the teen […]
I’ve posted before about book boyfriends but I thought it might be fun to list some of my other favourite fictional crushes, from television shows and movies. I’ve never really crushed on real-life people all that much (even when I was younger). That felt like taking it a step too far. But the characters they play? Well, that’s a whole different story! Fictional Crushes I have fairly eclectic tastes in […]